Variation over

Item

As on May 24, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

2,73,539

55,815

1,187

242

9,503

1,709

41,732

7,703

72,505

12,991

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,58,161

52,675

1,187

242*

9,043

1,626

40,140

7,424

69,776

12,550

(b) Gold

15,333

3,131

—

—

465

84

1,572

275

2,704

436

(c) SDRs

45

9

—

—

–5

–1

20

4

25

5

* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin